Tala
তালা
Upazila
Tetulia Jame Mosque
Tetulia Jame Mosque
Location of Tala
Coordinates: 22°45′N 89°15′E / 22.750°N 89.250°E / 22.750; 89.250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictSatkhira
Area
 • Total337.24 km2 (130.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total299,820
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ClimateAw
Websitetala.satkhira.gov.bd

Tala (Bengali: তালা) is an upazila of the Satkhira District in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh.

Geography

Tala is located at 22°45′00″N 89°15′00″E / 22.7500°N 89.2500°E / 22.7500; 89.2500 and has a total area of 337.24 km2.

History

Tala thana was established in 1913 and made an upazila in 1983.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Tala upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 73.46%
Hinduism
 
 25.76%
Christianity
 
 0.62%
Other or not stated
 
 0.16%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tala upazila had 72,465 households and a population of 299,820. 55,963 (18.67%) were under 10 years of age. Tala had an average literacy rate of 50.88%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 9,528 (3.18%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tala has a population of 251,388. 51.31% of the population is male, and 48.69% is female.[4]

Administration

Tala Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Dhandia, Islamkati, Jalalpur, Khalilnagar, Khalishkhali, Khesra, Kumira, Magura, Nagarghata, Sarulia, Tala, and Tentulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 150 mauzas and 229 villages.[2]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Kumira Multilateral High School, founded in 1902, is a notable secondary school.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Goldar, Ashraful Islam (2012). "Tala Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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